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Doris Goodman

Doris Goodman

03Dec. 2015

Villa de Leyva, 3 hours from Bogota (Colombia, South America), is perfectly preserved as it was almost 450 years ago … It is one of the most beautiful colonial villages in Colombia. It was founded in 1572 in honor of Andrés Díaz Venero de Leyva, the first president of the New Kingdom of Granada.

Doris Goodman

16May. 2016

Outside of consuming this delicacy raw, there are innumerable other ways to enjoy it. If it’s not in your kitchen at present, it ought to be because you can benefit from it’s yummy taste as well as give your body the advantage of it’s powerful healing capabilities.

Doris Goodman

07Oct. 2015

In spite of its name, it is not actually a true berry. It belongs to the family of tomatoes and closely related to tomatillo- a kind of ground tomato. Today, these berries have made their way in to the American health food stores and even in many other countries as the newest super food.

Doris Goodman

17May. 2016

Plaza Botero also called Parque de las Esculturas is an 80,729 sq. ft. outside park hosting 23 bronze sculptures given to the city by the famous Colombian artist, Fernando Botero. Botero who is a native of Medellin created and cast the bronze sculptures from his design studios in Pietra Santa, Italy along with the rest of his collection of sculptures. He is famous for his paintings and sculptures with over- exaggerated figures and voluptuous curves. Many of these same pieces have been on display previously in museums in Paris, New York and Madrid to name a few

Doris Goodman

11Apr. 2016

The area hosts the famous El Peñol Rock, at 7,000 feet (2,100 meters) above sea level. The view at the top is stunning; we admired the Guatapé Lake, one of Colombia’s largest lakes, and numerous water inlets and what might appear as separate lakes. This is one large lake that was dammed back in 1970 for hydroelectric purposes. It provides a large percentage of the electricity for Colombia.